Credit Hours and Major

All baccalaureate degrees require completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours, including all requirements for a major field of study. Specific requirements for degrees and programs are presented under the college and departmental sections of this Catalog.

General Education

All baccalaureate degrees require completion of a common set of General Education requirements. Refer to the General Education Program section of this Catalog.

Residence Requirement

To graduate, a student must earn the last 25% of baccalaureate degree requirements at UNC Charlotte, including the last 12 credit hours of work in the major field and at least 6 credit hours of any minor field of study. Exceptions to these hour provisions may be made upon the recommendation of the student’s major department and with the approval of the dean of the college of the student’s major. (Please note: earning 25% of the degree at UNC Charlotte cannot be waived due to Southern Association of Colleges and Schools accreditation standards.)

Coursework taken in residence shall be construed to mean work offered by UNC Charlotte and taken in courses on the UNC Charlotte campus or at an approved off-campus center. Credit earned by challenge examinations or other advanced standing examinations cannot be used to meet the residency requirement.

Grade Point Averages

To graduate, a student must be in good academic standing and have earned a grade point average of at least 2.0 in the major and in any minor.  Some programs require a higher grade point average. Specific requirements for degrees and programs are presented under the college and departmental sections of this Catalog.